Floral Tea Cupcakes

Like winnie the Pooh i always crave something sweet and delicious, only my craving is not honey but instead it’s cake. So in my mind i start thinking of ways i can satisfy my stomach and get creative at the same time in the kitchen…Then it comes to me a few days earlier i had seen Raspberri Cupcakes post the most cutest cupcakes ever. the colours were so well suited so i thought to myself ‘that gives mr a fantastic idea!’ So here they are my rose  tea cupcakes!

Ingredients:

Cake

6oz Butter/ Margerine

6oz Sugar

60z Self Raising Flour

1 tsp Baking powder (level)

1 tsp Vanilla Essence

3 Eggs

butter Icing

4 1/2 oz Butter

9 oz Icing sugar

1 tbsp Milk

1tsp Vanilla Essence

Food colouring ( i chose pink and blue)

1.In a bowl or mixer combine the sugar and marg together until a pale cream colour and looks fluffy

2. In a jug beat the eggs and slowly add to the sugar and marg mixture. At this point you can also add your flavouring and if you wanted to make the sponge a colour your colouring also.

3. Sift the flour and baking powder into the bowl and gentle combine with the rest of the mixture insuring you don’t beat it too much or the air that will help your cake raise will disappear!

4. spoon mixture into cases and baking for around 20-25 minute at 160 C. Take out and allow to cool before icing.

Now for the icing.

1.  Remove the butter from the fridge 30 minutes before starting.

2.Place in a large mixing bowl and beat at high speed, gradually adding icing sugar (and adding the milk and vanilla about halfway through) and beating until light and fluffy.

3.  Split your icing into different bowls to add the colouring

4. Place in a piping bag and alternate which colour you place in the piping bag. (like below)

5. Pipe icing on top of cupcakes, I used a Wilton 2D nozzle to get the rose shape look.

Hopefully you to will end up with some beautiful cupcakes as well!